Mass Effect first impressions

Terfle recently leant me the first Mass Effect game and boy is it a lot of fun. The story and cutscenes are second to none while the gameplay is fun and dynamic. Shooting enemies with a two others at your side is fun, if a little clunky. The controls and gameplay work, but there are problems. Firstly, sometimes the friendly A.I. take cover right in front of you, making it hard to hit the enemy. And the other problem is that sometimes, everyone is using all their powers at the same time, cluttering up the screen and leaving you with no idea on what's going on. My main problem would be the way health is managed though. Health does not regenerate, instead you have to heal yourself with medi-gel, which is in limited supply and takes forever let you use another one. Or, you can heal by going ALL the way back to your ship. This leads to some frustrating deaths. But aside from these small complaints, Mass Effect os shaping up to be a great game.